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When a disease spreads, timely information matters. This page monitors outbreak coverage — new pathogens, tracking and containment — aggregated from health and science publishers so you can follow developments from reliable sources in one place.

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US vaccination rates fall again as exemptions continue to rise, CDC data shows

Again, the CDC did not publish a full report and instead simply put the data online. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released data on the vaccination rates of US kindergarteners in the 2025–2026 school year, revealing that rates have once again decreased from the previous school year. Vaccination rates have been slipping since the 2019–2020 school year, when the US had obtained rates of around 95 percent, the threshold ne…

 •  Ars Technica
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Frailty Is More Than Just Weakness. Here's What to Know

The condition can lead to surprising complications. —Flavio Coelho—Getty ImagesOlder age does not look the same for everyone. Two people may both be 75, for example, but have a much different risk of dying in the near future. Decades ago, when scientists went looking for an answer to why, they uncovered a pattern. The people more likely to die sooner moved more slowly, had weaker hand-grip strength, and showed a cluster of other red flags for a c…

 •  Time

Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech

Futures Rise On Fresh Push Higher In Tech Futures are higher again, just a few basis points away from a new all time high, led by Tech as the week sta…

 •  Zerohedge